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"Mys Terry" wrote
In other words, you don't really understand the root of the problem. My
suggestion would lead to a better world for all. War and greed would be
unnecessary because there would be enough of everything to go around. Any

idea
what happens when you put 50 rats into a cage designed to properly hold and
support 10?

As a matter of fact, yes. HEW did basically that in an experiment conducted
outside Rockville, Md in the late 1960s. My neighbor was one of the scientists
on the project.

They sealed a hemongeous warehouse and released just enough rats to provide
genetic diversity, provided plenty of food and water, and watched what happened.
Early on, the rats formed up into "tribes", each claiming an area of the
building. If one rat wandered into another 'tribe's' territory, the owners would
make threats to chase him out and he inevatably left unharmed. But, as the
population grew the threats turned into actual attacks - at first minor but ever
more violent until tresspassers were being killed. This despite plentiful food
and water.

Like most animals, female rats will not accept males while nursing. This was
observed at first but about the same time attacks on tresspassers became deadly,
'gangs' of males began breaking into nest boxes and killing the young. Tom cats
were known to do this but it had never been seen in rats before. Then males
from the same "tribes" began banding into smaller "gangs" and attacking other
males of the same tribe.

Finally, over a period of a few months, the rats all quit breeding. No more
young were born and finally the last rat died of old age. Nobody was ever able
to guess why this happened.

Remember, it is dangerous to extend animal behavior to people.


 
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